| Snacks mean U.S. kids moving toward "constant eating" (Reuters) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 09:04 PM PST Reuters - U.S. children eat an average three snacks a day on top of three regular meals, a finding that could explain why the childhood obesity rate has risen to more than 16 percent, researchers said on Tuesday. |
| Risk of Childhood Obesity Higher Among Minorities (HealthDay) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 08:51 PM PST HealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Risk factors for childhood obesity begin before birth and affect blacks and Hispanics more than whites, U.S. researchers report. |
| Future Heart Disease May Be in Store for Obese Kids (HealthDay) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 08:51 PM PST HealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Obese children as young as 3 could harbor a warning sign that they're at risk of heart disease in the future, new research suggests. |
| Obesity and Depression: A Vicious Circle? (HealthDay) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 08:51 PM PST HealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- There appears to be a back-and-forth link between depression and obesity, say researchers who reviewed the findings of 15 studies that included nearly 59,000 people. |
| Popular Diet Plans Can Unclog Arteries (HealthDay) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 08:51 PM PST HealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Any one of three heart-healthy diets -- low-fat, low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean -- can reverse the thickening of artery walls that can lead to heart attack and stroke, an Israeli study indicates. |
| Hormone Outperforms Insulin in Diabetic Mice (HealthDay) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 08:51 PM PST HealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are reporting that treatment with a hormone linked to weight loss seems to control type 1 diabetes in mice better than insulin does, raising the prospect of a landmark new treatment for some human diabetics. |
| Low-Fat Diets Beat Low-Carb Regimen Long Term (HealthDay) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 08:51 PM PST HealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Three years after going on a diet, obese men and women on low-carbohydrate "Atkins"-type plans had gained back nearly all their weight, while those on low-fat diets continued to lose, new research finds. |
| Obese kids more likely to injure legs, ankles, feet (Reuters) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 01:05 PM PST Reuters - Obese kids' injury patterns look different from those of their slimmer peers, a new study out in Pediatrics shows. |
| Hot tip: Target inflammation to ease obesity ills (AP) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 11:33 AM PST AP - What if you could be fat but avoid heart disease or diabetes? Scientists trying to break the fat-and-disease link increasingly say inflammation is the key. |
| Child Obesity Rates Going Up (HealthDay) Posted: 02 Mar 2010 06:02 AM PST HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- New research finds that the prevalence of obesity has grown in recent years among children aged 10 to 17, and certain kids are being especially hard hit. |
